Category Archives: Fat Beats

Not too long ago, we spoke to Jansport J over at Fat Beats to talk about his newly released album, Low. We got to discuss what inspired him to make this release another instrumental one (this is his 9th), some of the tracks on the album, and what direction was he going for in this project. He […]

Fat Beats, one of our favorite record retailers, has re-opened a retail space in Los Angeles. You can scoop up vinyl records from Illect Recordings from them. Here is a news release: We’re Back!New Fat Beats Record Store Opening in Downtown Los Angeles Grand Opening 9/22/2018 at 916 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA […]

On Saturday, September 22nd 2018 Fat Beats Los Angeles reopened its iconic doors. Fat Beats closed its doors in Los Angeles back on September 19th, 2010. The New York location closed down earlier that same month. For many, the closure of Fat Beats marked the end of an era. The record store being closed left […]

Illect Recordings and DJ Because proudly present the Sushi Breaks 7 Inch Vinyl. About Sushi Breaks 7 Inch Vinyl 7″ Break records are being released at an astounding rate. Yet most of the sounds and samples used are just the same recycled material from the last dozen break albums. This leaves the DJ who is […]

DJ Eclipse says: A few days ago marked the 25th anniversary of Main Source’s Breaking Atoms (July 23, 1991) which was the group that introduced the world to the Large Professor. In honor of that classic album I’ve dug up some footage of a Fat Beats show where Extra P was the headliner. I didn’t […]